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WGHW70 PHFO 310640
FFSHFO
HIC003-310815-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
837 PM HST SAT OCT 30 2004

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1015 PM HST FOR SOUTHEASTERN
HONOLULU COUNTY...

AT 830 PM HST...THE PUBLIC REPORTED MANOA STREAM OUT OF ITS BANKS 
AND FLOWING THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII MANOA CAMPUS AND OTHER 
AREAS...INCLUDING THE BRIDGE NEAR MANOA MARKET PLACE...WHERE WATER 
WAS OVER THE BRIDGE.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE MAUNAWILI...WAIMANALO...
KAILUA...NIU VALLEY...KULIOUOU...WAIKIKI...KANEOHE...HONOLULU...FORT
SHAFTER AND KAHALUU.

RAINFALL HAS TAPERED OFF...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP 
TO AN INCH POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLASH 
FLOODING OF STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW LYING AREAS AND 
COULD ALSO TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.

MOTORISTS SHUOLD BE ALERT FOR FLOODING AND SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO
CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER. MANY FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR
WHEN MOTORISTS TRY CROSSING FLOODED ROADWAYS. TURN AROUND...DON/T
DROWN!

ESCAPE RISING WATER BY CLIMBING DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY
TO OUTRACE A FLOOD...EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE. DO NOT CAMP
NEAR STREAMS OR OTHER AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES FOR THE
LATEST SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION. REPORT FLOODING TO THE POLICE FOR
IMMEDIATE RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 2123 15777 2139 15768 2150 15787 2134 15802

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FARRELL